I gave blood

Check it out!

This is what happens when the needle misses and a little digging, err, re-threading the vein occurs. The northern little red spot is the puncture.

No Brent, I didn't faint - I watched him insert and dig.

Breast exams, seriously

It hit my in box - "Breast Self-Exams Do Not Appear to Reduce Breast Cancer".

Every teenage boy - I am well beyond teenage years - has heard about the monthly self-exam. How many young men have made inappropriate offers?

Well, no more?

"At present, screening by breast self-examination or physical examination [by a trained health worker] cannot be recommended," Jan Peter Kosters, Ph.D, and Peter Gotzsche, Ph.D., of the Nordic Cochrane Centre, conclude. A review of recent studies says there is no evidence that self-exams actually reduce breast cancer deaths.

O-M-G

And again, O-M-G

I personally know two women not related to me that discovered lumps via a self-exam. Both had tissues that were cancer. Both sought aggressive treatment. Both, years later, live and prosper and are thankful for every breath.

Yup, and sugar doesn't make kids hyper. (Only adults!)

The Cochrane Database

Staying alive . . .

RULE # 1

WHEN YOU ARE IN DEEP SH--,
LOOK STRAIGHT AHEAD,
KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT & SAY NOTHING

HT The1stBA

Let the day begin

The return of "Starbucks Bob". It has been a tough two plus weeks without my drink.

Trust me, all will be smiles.

Emails in 2008

The humorous helpful emails fill our boxes. A click here and a click there. Fifteen seconds, two minutes. A link to an interesting site. Ten minutes. At the end of the day thirty minutes, an hour, two? - gone.

My pledge in 2008 - you won't receive a forwarded email from Any Donkey unless:

1) It is gut wrenching funny, or

2) I believe informative to you in a manner that will change your life, or

3) Is supportive of our friendship and those "supportive" emails will be limited to one per day.

Please don't feel neglected. I am respecting your time.

Make the most of your life

One day at a time.

Laugh every day -- it's like inner jogging.

Have a drink or two for your heart

We are told that we need HDL or high-density lipoprotein - good cholesterol - for our hearts. HDL is complicated and

Certain kinds of HDL could even increase inflammation, clogging arteries rather than clearing them, and doctors currently do not have a simple way to tell this “bad” type of “good” cholesterol from the genuinely beneficial kind in their patients. Right now, only expensive tests used in research settings can sort this out.

“The safest way to raise HDL is by weight loss, exercise and smoking cessation,” Mehdi Shishehbor, D.O., said.

And the good news?

The review also found support for moderate alcohol use — one or two drinks a day for men, one for women — although physicians do not recommend that nondrinkers take up drinking to protect their hearts. Raising HDL by eating fish or taking fish oil to increase intake of omega-3 fatty acids is another effective strategy, the review suggested.

HT Newswire.

Make the most of your life

One day at at time.

We do not remember days, but moments. Life moves too fast, so enjoy your precious moments.

Make the most of your life

One day at a time.

Its all right to sit on your pity pot every now and again. Just be sure to flush when you are done.

Make the most of your life

One day at a time.

Enjoy the ride. Remember that this is not Disney World and you certainly don't want a fast pass.

HT JRW

Make the most of your life

One day at a time.

Remember that you are too blessed to be stressed.

HT JRW.

Make the most of your life

One day at a time.

Each night before you go to bed complete the following statements:

I am thankful for __________.

Today I accomplished____________.

HT JRW

Man in coffee beans

Doctors have concluded that if you find the man in the coffee beans in 3 seconds, the right half of your brain is better developed than most people.

If you find the man between 3 seconds and 1 minute, the right half of the brain is developed normally.

If you find the man between 1 minute and 3 minutes, then the right half of your brain is functioning slowly and you need to eat more protein.

If you have not found the man after 3 minutes, the advice is to look for more of this type of exercise to make that part of the brain stronger.

And, yes, the man is really there . . .

HT The1stBA

Eating meat increases risk of cancer?

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention (July '07) reports:

Our findings indicate that a western diet increases breast cancer risk in postmenopausal Chinese women.

This is old news. Learn more in the highly readable The China Study.

Make the most of your life

One day at a time.

Do the right thing.

HT JRW

Make the most of your life

One day at a time.

No matter how you feel, get up, dress up, and show up.

HT JRW

Make the most of your life

One day at a time.

The best is yet to come.

HT JRW

Make the most of your life

One day at a time.

Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.

HT JRW

Make the most of your life

One day at a time.

Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful, or joyful.

HT JRW

Make the most of your life

One day at at time.

Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Y our friends will. Stay in touch.

HT JRW